This is a podcast episode titled, How to succeed despite yourself. The summary for this episode is: <p>This episode is brought to you by Growth Forum - <a href="https://growthforum.io/">sign up for 30-days free</a>, use the code: GROW30<a href="https://growthforum.io/"><br></a><br></p><p>Mike Kunkle, a world-class sales trainer, met our host Darryl Praill when Darryl vented online about the poor quality of sales calls, processes, readiness, and preparedness. Everything Darryl lamented about was exactly what Mike had been preaching that sales professionals NOT do. </p><p>In this episode, the tables are turned and Mike interviews Darryl to get to the stories, and the lessons learned, behind Darryl’s experience. If you prospect C-level contacts then you need to hear what a C-level buyer expects if you want their business.   </p><p>About our guest, Mike Kunkle: <br>Mike Kunkle is a highly-respected sales transformation architect and internationally-recognized sales training and sales enablement expert. He’s spent 34 years in the sales profession and 24 years as a corporate leader or consultant, helping companies drive dramatic revenue growth through best-in-class learning strategies and his proven-effective sales transformation methodologies. </p><p>Today, Mike is the founder and sales transformation architect for Transforming Sales Results, LLC. He consults, advises, writes, speaks, leads webinars, designs sales learning systems that get results, and guides clients through all aspects of their sales transformation.</p><p>This episode is brought to you by Growth Forum - <a href="https://growthforum.io/">sign up for 30-days free</a>, use the code: GROW30</p>